ENTERTAINMENT News, Feb 18, 2012

Training focus on Bollywood The Hindu After wowing Hollywood through its newly-launched 'Cinema EOS C300' camera, Canon is all set to capture the imagination of the Indian entertainment and televisionindustry, particularly Bollywood. This also marks Canon's entry into the motion picture ... See all stories on this topic »

Global Entertainment Industry to Reach US$1.4 Trillion by 2015, According to ... PR Web (press release) Follow us on LinkedIn – Entertainment has and continues to be one of the fastest changing industries worldwide. With television marking the beginning of society's addiction to entertainment decades ago, the advent of the Internet as a more versatile... See all stories on this topic »

Cirque du Soleil plans one-time-only Oscar piece KEPR 19 "The theme is very much in line with paying tribute to the movie-theater experience," Khalil said, adding it was different from "Iris," Cirque's show at the Kodak Theater, which is billed as "a journey into the world of cinema." Like "Iris," the music ... See all stories on this topic »

Guild of Music Supervisors Bestows Awards Spanning Features, TV, Games, Trailers SHOOT Online The GMS awards brunch was held at the Magnolia Restaurant, steps away from the Staples Center where the Grammy Awards were held later on that day. o Best MusicSupervision in Reality and Live Television-Robin Kaye (The Dance Scene, American Idol, ... See all stories on this topic »

Stuart attorney Richard Kibbey pens book about iconic cinema star Pat Boone TCPalm "And how miraculously blessed I was." Kibbey's admiration for Boone began in a tinytheater in the small town of Bronson, Mich. "It was 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' and back then in 1959, that was before color TV, so to see a science fiction ... See all stories on this topic »

WBOC-TV 16, Delmarvas News Leader, FOX 21 - Jolie: New film should make people ... WBOC TV 16 Entertainment News from AP Angelina Jolie arrives for a press workshop of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Berlin Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) AP Entertainment News Video More>> By DAVID RISING Associated Press BERLIN ... See all stories on this topic »

WBOC-TV 16, Delmarvas News Leader, FOX 21 - 'The Artist' named best picture at ... WBOC TV 16 Entertainment News from AP AP Entertainment News Video More>> By JILL LAWLESS AP LONDON (AP) - Silent movie "The Artist" had a night to shout about Sunday, winning seven prizes including best picture at the British Academy Film Awards. See all stories on this topic »

Weekend: Your guide to entertainment in Northeast Pennsylvania Scranton Times-Tribune FOLK MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA: with Lorne Clarke and Friends, Feb. 26, 3 pm, DietrichTheater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, donations accepted for theater reconstruction. 996-1500. GAELIC STORM AND ENTER THE HAGGIS: March 1, 7:30 pm, FM Kirby Center for the ... See all stories on this topic »

Preview calendar: Special events, theme parks and comedy for Feb. 16-22 North County Times North County Film Club ---- The independent film lovers club's third season is under way with Sunday afternoon screenings of arthouse, indie and foreign films at the UltraStar Mission Marketplace cinema; films play at 4 pm Sundays every two weeks ... See all stories on this topic »

A flicker of the old screen magic New Straits Times By SHEILA SRI PRIYA AND L. SUGANYA FOLK still enjoy going to the oldcinemas to catch a movie despite the advent of modern cineplexes offering better sound systems and picture clarity. The Federal Cinema is still in business in Jalan Raja Laut. See all stories on this topic » New Straits Times

GTA Neighbourhoods: TO Entertainment District redux National Post “That particular neighbourhood is undergoing a bit of a shift,” says Niall Haggart, executive vice-president of The Daniels Corp., which is behind Festival Tower and the new Cinema Tower under construction next door. “When we first started in that ... See all stories on this topic » National Post

'The New West' comic book optioned for cinema Digital Spy Jimmy Palmiotti and Phil Noto's comic book miniseries, which debuted in 2005, is a sci-fi Western published by the now defunct Black Bull Entertainment. A synopsis for the book reads: "Our story begins with a disgraced former Los Angeles Police ... See all stories on this topic »

Prizes for best of our TV talent This is Bristol The champagne was flowing for the 330 names from the television and film world who gathered for the Royal Television Society awards, celebrating the region's talent and creativity. Toast of the awards, held at Cinema De Lux last night, was veteran BBC ... See all stories on this topic »

I look for good 'musicianship': Nitin Sawhney Daily News & Analysis By Shreya Badola | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Musician Nitin Sawhney's array of work ranges from creating remixes, to composing for films and TV, and also theatre and orchestra. No wonder he is described as a versatile genius. See all stories on this topic » Daily News & Analysis

Is 3D cinema losing its appeal? 3D Focus However, over in Canada, Cineplex Entertainment has just announced that it is adding 100 RealD 3D systems across its cinemas, making 40% of its circuit 3D capable. The cinema chain claims that 3D movies are still very popular with its audiences, ... See all stories on this topic » 3D Focus

Is Arab cinema on the cusp of a potential renaissance? The Guardian However, for a region of more than 300 million people, and with a rich tradition of folklore and storytelling, the Arab world has been historically underserved by its cinema. Egypt can boast of a proud film-making industry that dates back more than a ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

RELIANCE MEDIAWORKS LTD : TV Asahi and shin-ei animation collaborates with ... 4-traders Mr. Takahiro Kishimoto, producer at Programming and Entertainment Division for TVAsahi, comments "Being one of the first Japanese companies who started marketing animation shows to India, we are glad to announce this project with the aim to explore ... See all stories on this topic »

The Mancini Moment Wall Street Journal In an admiring musical biography, "Henry Mancini: Reinventing Film Music," John Caps surveys the composer's career and attempts to make the case that Mancini was a significant figure in modern cinema scoring, an artist worthy of high regard. See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Kodak To Give Up Naming Rights To Oscars Venue Forbes When Meryl Streep, George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Viola Davis strut down the red carpet to the Kodak Theatre for the Academy Awards ceremony on February 26, it may be for the last time. Not because anybody's predicting a fall from stardom (at least I ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes

TV's golden age of opening credits Salon In recent years, of course, a number of directors and actors more often associated with cinema have dipped their toes in the foreboding waters of series television: notables like Martin Scorsese and Steve Buscemi (“Boardwalk Empire”); Dustin Hoffman ... See all stories on this topic » Salon

Onkyo debuts new entry level receivers, HTIBs for 2012 Engadget Furthermore, Hybrid Standby allows HDMI pass-through to the HDTV while the receiver is off, allowing the user to quickly catch the news, weather, or kids' TV without powering up the whole home theater system. All models have connections for legacy ... See all stories on this topic »

On the Hub: Film role in Oscar-nominated "The Artist" inspires Wisconsin ... Wausau Daily Herald ... actress in a supporting role (Berenice Bejo), cinematography, art direction, costume design, directing, film editing, music-original score and writing-original screenplay. » Local showings: Rogers Cinema -- with theaters in Wisconsin Rapids, ... See all stories on this topic »

Central European Media Enterprises Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 ... MarketWatch (press release) CME is a media and entertainment company operating leading businesses in six Central and Eastern European markets with an aggregate population of approximately 50 million people. CME's broadcast operations are located in Bulgaria (bTV, bTVCinema, ... See all stories on this topic »

Adam Deacon: Britain's Latest Leading Man (VIDEO) Huffington Post It was all go in the entertainment industry last night as the BAFTAs took over our TVscreens here and the Grammys had the viewing public fixated on the other side of the pond. While the Grammys honoured those in the world of music, with Brit Adele ... See all stories on this topic »

Global Entertainment Industry Sees Growth WebProNews By Mike Fossum · 12 hours ago · Leave a Comment The world has been long addicted to media-driven entertainment, since the time of black and white TV, and now with digital content making it's way into every mobile device, plasma screen, music player, ... See all stories on this topic »

UPI NewsTrack Entertainment News UPI.com 15 (UPI) -- A Canadian actors' union says Budweiser exploited hundreds of people appearing in a non-union TV ad that ran during the Super Bowl telecast this month. The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists claims Budweiser should ... See all stories on this topic »

The '20s roar at Colonial Theatre VillageSoup Belfast By Dagney C. Ernest | Feb 14, 2012 Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan star in "The Kid"; yes, Coogan is the same actor who played Uncle Fester on TV. Belfast — The downtown Colonial Theatre is celebrating its 100th year in 2012 — it opened the day the ... See all stories on this topic » VillageSoup Belfast

Rajiee M Shinde exchange4media.com Q. You are organising PTC Punjabi Film Awards and PTC PunjabiMusic Awards in the near future. How will this be different from last year? Punjabi film industry truly basked in the glory of recognition after the first annual Punjabi Film Awards that we ... See all stories on this topic » exchange4media.com

An Open Letter to Hollywood: stop blaming piracy and make films worthy of ... Death and Taxes Only two actively pirate content, but even they are quite willing to drop money on a movie, whether it be at the cinema or a DVD (buy or rent). To hear it from you, though, everyone is staying at home, asses firmly planted in front of the television or ... See all stories on this topic »

Events in Connecticut New York Times WATERBURY Palace Theater of Connecticut “Singalong Sound of Music,” screening with subtitles for audience participation. Feb. 25 at 4 pm $15 to $50. Palace Theater of Connecticut, 100 East Main Street.             (203) 755-4700      ; palacetheaterct.org. See all stories on this topic »

Films, fundraisers and fun evenings Cincinnati.com Tuesday's screening also features live music from singer April Aloisio, accompanied by Phil Burkhead on piano. Tickets for the film are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Information and tickets:             859-957-3456      , www.cincyworldcinema.org. KnowTheatre ... See all stories on this topic »

Weekend: Your guide to entertainment in Northeast Pennsylvania Scranton Times-Tribune CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER: Feb. 23, 7 pm, Mellow Theater, Lackawanna College, 501 Vine St. 955-1455. SOUND FOR SCOLIOSIS ROCK THE LUMBAR ALL TRIBUTE BAND CONCERT: Feb. 25, 8:30 pm, Stone Elephant, Olyphant, $9 advance/$12 at door. See all stories on this topic »

Living Greener With Home Entertainment and Technology International Business Times AU Use the television's built-in speakers instead of the energy-intensive home theatrespeakers when you don't need the full home cinema experience. If you have more than one TV, use the smaller one for everyday shows like the news (the news reader ... See all stories on this topic »

An Open Letter To DJ Pangburn: Why Whining About The Movie Business Is Stupid Movie City News When I was in my 20s, there was no cinema in the East Village in which one could see a Mission: Impossible type of movie. Many of the movie theaters of my youth have changed hands (2 are now part of NYU), but back in the day, the Village was 100% ... See all stories on this topic »

Cinema, theatre can promote Urdu: Ali Zafar | Times of Ummah ... By Rizwan Khatik Times Of Ummah is a NewPortal dedicated to broadcast the Sports, Entertainments, Finance, Islam, Educations related news of Muslim ummah. ... Photo Gallery · Woman · Home » Entertainment » Cinema, theatre can promote Urdu: Ali Zafar ... Times of Ummah - News, Sports,...

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CHILE Summer News, Feb 18, 2012

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Chile Reservoirs at 40% Capacity Amid Drought, Government Says Bloomberg Summer runs from December through March in the Southern Hemisphere. The La Nina pattern has brought two years of dry weather to Chile, where dams generate a third of electricity, at a time copper producers are increasing demand for power. See all stories on this topic »

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Top divers to compete in World Cup and Olympic test Zee News London: Over 250 of the world`s best divers will compete at the 18th FINA Diving World Cup Feb 20-26, the last qualification opportunity for the 2012 London Olympic Games. Amongst the world class line-up are Chinese Olympic champions He Chong and Chen ... See all stories on this topic »

ARGENTINA Summer News, Feb 18, 2012

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Will Argentina's 1978 World Cup Title be Revoked? Sportige Peru's Argentinian born goalkeeper was another reason for the allegations to spread. Although many voices in Argentinastill claim there were no wrong doings during that 1978summer, at least one of the members of that winning team has had his doubts ... See all stories on this topic » Sportige

Guadalajara to bid again for Summer Youth Olympic Games Insidethegames.biz By Duncan Mackay February 18 - Guadalajara has been chosen ahead of Monterrey as Mexico's candidate for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games, it has been announced. It will the second consecutive bid from the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco. See all stories on this topic »

An amazing adventure on reality TV Charlotte Observer By Théoden Janes The first reality show Concord native Rachel Reilly went on saw her cooped up in a house for 41 days during the summer of 2010. Last July, she returned to the same house for another season of CBS's summer guilty pleasure, "Big Brother ... See all stories on this topic » Charlotte Observer

Manchester City: Carlos Tevez must apologise to Roberto Mancini to play again ... MirrorFootball.co.uk ... been training away from the main group with a fitness coach since his return from three months AWOL in Argentina on Tuesday. Mancini is prepared to let him rot on the sidelines until the club can offload the £198000-a-week striker in the summer. See all stories on this topic »

The Quite Honest Gossip Football365.com ... bid for the Argentina international, while the Red Devils are also believed to be sniffing around the 23-year-old. Unfortunately for United, Sir Alex Ferguson is understood to have been set a transfer limit of £30million to spend in the summer. See all stories on this topic »

Rights Groups Warn Against Diluted Arms Trade Treaty Inter Press Service ... by committee chair Ambassador Roberto Moritan of Argentina closed the last of four prepcoms held since 2010 to lay the groundwork for the ATT negotiations. The report includes a "non-paper" by Moritan that will be the basis of this summer's talks. See all stories on this topic »

Grains, beans rise on hopes for global demand Atlanta Journal Constitution ... crop damage from hot weather in Brazil and Argentina, Telvent DTN analyst Darin Newsom said. In a report issued last week, the US Agriculture Department estimated global wheat stockpiles at 213.1 million metric tons by the end of the summer. See all stories on this topic »

Man Utd could be beaten by Man City in race to sign Nicolas Gaitan - report Crunchsports.com The Argentina international is also on Manchester United's radar and reports in Portugal earlier this week had suggested the Red Devils had come to a verbal agreement over a summer deal for the forward. But according to the Daily Mirror, ... See all stories on this topic »

“Supranational” Investing Business Insider Some of the very best Argentine steak houses are in Amsterdam, some of America's very best rodeo cowboys are Brazilian and some of the world's very best beach volleyball courts are high in the Swiss Alps. The “cosmopolitanization” of the world is under ... See all stories on this topic »

Futures continue setting new records Ag Journal Many of the Feeder Cattle futures contracts are now in excess of $1.60 per pound and light-weight stocker calves for summer grazing are bringing as much as $2.30 to $2.50 per pound. The extreme highs may actually work to limit cowherd expansion this ... See all stories on this topic »

Youth Sailing Gets New Coach Bernews ... American Championships in Buenos Aires next month and then the World Championships in the Dominican Republic this summer. These are both venues where he has a lot of experience, which should bode well for the Bermuda Team. The 31 year old Argentine ... See all stories on this topic » Bernews

Tall ship beckons after retirement Vancouver Sun With other European sail training ships, she offers training to students in northern waters in the summer. In September, 2011, she was scheduled to sail from Rotterdam to Ushuaia in Argentina, then starting a new voyage to the Falklands, South Georgias ... See all stories on this topic »

AS Roma looking to sign Nicolas Otamendi bettor.com (blog) The Wolves were chasing Otamendi's defensive partner Rolando lastsummer, but a move failed to materialize and is unlikely to go through now. In need of solidarity at the back, the Serie A giants have turned their attention to the Argentine, ... See all stories on this topic »

Sean Penn Meets with Pres. Fernandez Kirchner, Agrees Falkland Islands Belong ... Hispanically Speaking News After meeting with Argentina's President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in Buenos Aires, actor Sean Penn spoke with reporters about Argentina's ongoing dispute with Britain over the Falklands Islands, which he referred to as “the Malvinas Islands of ... See all stories on this topic » Hispanically Speaking News

Iran risks nuclear Cold War Telegraph.co.uk But Western officials believe an Israeli strike is likely over the summer. Several Israeli diplomats have also been targeted by Iranian hit men around the world over the past few days. In today's interview, Mr Hague says that the British Government has ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

EXCLUSIVE: City plan £35m Benfica swoop MirrorFootball.co.uk The Argentina international is also on Manchester United's radar, but City are hoping to beat their local - and title - rivals to his signature by simply out-bidding them. City officials are understood to have contacted their Benfica counterparts this ... See all stories on this topic »

Barcelona ponder India friendly A Different League By David Redshaw According to a report in Sport, Barcelona are studying the possibility of playing a summer first-team friendly in India, one of the countries the Catalan club has never visited in its long and illustrious history. See all stories on this topic »

Grains, bean prices rise on expectations that global demand will improve ... Washington Post ... crop damage from hot weather in Brazil and Argentina, Telvent DTN analyst Darin Newsom said. In a report issued last week, the US Agriculture Department estimated global wheat stockpiles at 213.1 million metric tons by the end of the summer. See all stories on this topic »

Soccer Capsules: Sundhage trims US roster to 23 Brownsville Herald BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Coach Julio Cesar Falcioni is undefeated in 32 matches with Boca Juniors, and fresh from winning theArgentine league title in December. Boca is also among the favorites to take the Copa Libertadores, which it won four ... See all stories on this topic »

Arsenal FC join race to sign Man Utd target Nicolas Gaitan - report Crunchsports.com ... that the Gunners are also looking at the highly-rated Argentinainternational. Barcelona are also keen on the forward, who Benfica president Luis Filipe Vieira has revealed could be sold as the club look to raise €50million this summer in player sales. See all stories on this topic »

Public and interest Buenos Aires Herald A debate of the sorts took place Argentina last week, when the tabloid Crónica splashed pictures of the dead body of 27-year-old model and journalist Jazmín De Grazia on its front page. The young De Grazia had been found dead in her Buenos Aires City ... See all stories on this topic »

Garry Birtles: Nottingham Forest must stay up to avoid losing big names This is Nottingham Luke Chambers, Paul Anderson and Garath McCleary are also out of contract in the summer. They would be confident of finding themselves new clubs in the Championship. If the worst happens, Forest would have a rebuilding job on their hands. See all stories on this topic »

Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions now opens registration for ... News-Medical.net From Canada to Argentina, blacks throughout the region share a common history of slavery, marginalization, and resilience. However, this group has also evolved through divergent social and cultural experiences, with research showing striking ... See all stories on this topic »

Cast aside by Wales but Peel is up for Sale success The Independent In the middle years of the last decade, he was the best scrum-half in Europe by a distance: good enough, indeed, to stand alongside the southern hemisphere masters – Fourie du Preez of South Africa and Agustin Pichot of Argentina, George Gregan of ... See all stories on this topic »

Cup glory can inspire success - Enrique SuperSport.com Spanish defender Enrique, 26, who joined from Newcastle last summer, accepts that returning to Europe's top competition is the major priority. But he feels that winning both cup competitions would be a significant step in Liverpool's development. See all stories on this topic » SuperSport.com

Wheat, beans rise on hopes for demand Yahoo!Xtra New Zealand News ... crop damage from hot weather in Brazil and Argentina, Telvent DTN analyst Darin Newsom said. In a report issued last week, the US Agriculture Department estimated global wheat stockpiles at 213.1 million metric tons by the end of the summer. See all stories on this topic »

Dichotomy of a Friendly Soccer365 (press release) This could mean grueling road trips like the ones Bob Bradley's team took to England and Spain in the summer of 2008, or simply trips to less accomodating domains such last year's visits to Belgium, France, and Slovenia. When Scotland comes stateside ... See all stories on this topic »

Arsenal paying the price for inaction The Japan Times The midfield is missing Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas, who were sold last summer plus the injured Jack Wilshere. Mikel Arteta for Fabregas is simply not good enough. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has huge potential and while Aaron Ramsey has not had a bad ... See all stories on this topic » The Japan Times

Maidana v Alexander conference quotes WBN - World Boxing News Sebastian, will you ask Marcos about the fact that in the last fight that Devon had against Matthysse, also a real strong puncher from Argentina, had Devon in a little bit of trouble in that fight, went the distance, and he lost a close decision. See all stories on this topic »

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